Pinsent Masons advises on the sale of Mercurius Health to iCON Infrastructure

Pinsent Masons has advised Nexxus Iberia on the sale of Mercurius Health to iCON Infrastructure. The legal team has been formed by Francisco Aldavero (partner) y Elena Ribelles (asssociate).

Nexxus Iberia, one of Spain’s leading mid-market private equity fund managers, together with its management, has completed the sale of Mercurius Health (“Mercurius”), a provider of specialized radiotherapy and nuclear medicine services, to iCON Infrastructure.

Nexxus Iberia acquired, in august 2020, a controlling stake in Mercurius together with a group of highly experienced industry professionals to build an international radiotherapy services platform. With the active support of Nexxus Iberia and under the leadership of John Allen, Mercurius has focused on implementing radiotherapy solutions for hospitals and clinics to offer state-of-the-art treatments, which has allowed it to expand from Portugal to Spain and Germany. The company has executed 2 long-term projects: i) the installation of a ZAP-X machine at La Paloma hospital in Madrid, through a JV with Viamed and IRCA, offering the latest technology to treat head and neck tumors; and ii) the installation of a Halcyon machine at SAMS hospital in Lisbon.

Mercurius Health is a specialized provider of radiotherapy and nuclear medicine services to clinics, hospitals and OEMs. Mercurius focuses on providing a wide range of services including radiation oncology solutions, consulting services, technical cooperation, remote planning and training. The company employs more than 100 technicians (physicians, physicists, dosimetrists and technologists) and operates in 4 different countries with 12 radiotherapy and nuclear medicine projects currently underway.